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How's it going?

Hello.

I'm good, how bout you?

This is awesome.

Good to hear :)

yeah yeah, newbie dungeon..

Us newbies could make this thread go on for a while!

thats what the rule makes us do

I feel dirty

why?

me new

This is the natural result of a minimum post requirement.

Not really.

There's a rule about useless posts too. Why join a community if all you're going to do is put in the absolute bare minimum?

There should be a rule that has your post count reset if any of your first 5 posts are just junk to try and make up your first posts :/

I mean, are 5 posts really that much of an effort?


Edit: Grammar

Hello

I've just been a longtime reader and am trying to get to 5 posts so I can contribute.

Fair point. No offense intended, just an observation.

Howdy All!

Hello Everyone!

howdy chowdy!

Hi everyone long time lurker new signup.

No offence taken.

It just seems a bit odd to me that people want to get their 5 posts in (don't forget you have to still be at least 4 hours old) so that they can do what? Post.

The rule is there for a good reason. It prevents thousands upon thousands of repeat questions and it helps keep trolls out.

IMHO, 5 posts and 4 hours is too short  ;)

But how does the 4 hours countdown work? When I read on the forum it doesnt increment!!

Hello...

'lo

11 Minutes to go

stupid restrictions ...

BTW, I am fine ... :-)

new here too  ;D Hello everyone.

1... 2... 3... kbd check ;)

welcome. how do you find the restrictions on this forum?
i find it leads to spammy comments on random newbie threads. and is just delaying doing business with people

If you have a better suggestion for how to keep trolls and spammers out, the forum mods would be very interested to hear.

You'll find spammy people will always make spammy threads/posts. It's just their nature to not read and value their own time above others.

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Hi!

Is this the right place where I can express my opinion about the five post rule? I mean, I needed an account to ask a question, but I'm just limited to this subforum. This s*cks :-[

Hi.

Mods could issue a warning after an offense. This five post limitation does not help newbies at all, just limit and annoy them.

still testing...

So you'd be happy to wade through all the forums and sub forums looking for troll posts, issue warnings and then keep an eye on them until they make their next troll/spam post before banning them? Sounds like an awful lot of work for someone just so that a new member doesn't need to wait a few hours and make some sensible posts.

But the current sollution doesn't make things better. It just postpones the hard work you described.

You've not thought it through.

This method makes the effort required to spam much, much harder. You need to waste 15-30 minutes of time for every 1 minute wasted of a moderators time.

It's a balance between making it not worthwhile for trolls yet not inconveniencing newbies too much that they'll be discouraged from posting.

Also, in 4 hours, most newbies have found the answer they're looking for by doing some reading.

Look at all the posts where newbies go "Oh, I didn't see the thread which explains the rules and why they're there - thanks!". These controls were designed for those exact same people.


"Where can I buy/get/make Bitcoins...?"
"How do I escape from newbie prison?"
"I've done 5 posts yet I still can't post in other parts of the forum..."
etc.

The first post I read was the "Newbie Readme".

Answered everything. Now I can spend my time reading exactly what I'm looking for, other peoples' experiences/issues, and most of all, mining rigs. I have no qualms with the current setup. I've found everything I've been seeking in a matter of an hour.

Lucky you! I'am waiting to be approved to be able to ask for legitimate help on a specific subforum.

It seems that if you leave for several minutes it skips that.

Howdy! :)